…may return aggrieved members across branches
Indication yesterday emerged that the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is making moves to avert bloody clashes across Lagos following urgent intervention into what was largely been described as ‘cold war’ among the union members.
The union which also warned its members to ensure that they don’t become tool for violence across the country as various polls particularly, the 2023 election draws near.
Speaking on the intervention, the National President of the union, Tajudeen Baruwa, said that part of his plans for the Lagos chapter was to restore unity and ensure harmonious relationships among members.
Baruwa said that the union would be working effectively to ensure that all aggrieved members within Lagos sheath their swords and work together for the development of NURTW as well as the commercial nerve centre of the country.
To ensure a united NURTW in Lagos, he noted that the transport union headquarters has concluded plans to bring all aggrieved members including those that were shown the exit doors for contravening union’s rules back into the fold and to create one big family in the state.
The National President stated that first, to ensure unity, his leadership would resolve all issues between members and create avenue for those that were formerly holding major posts within the state chapter to resume office while those that have taken over from them will not be remove.
Baruwa explained that rather than ask those already occupying the seat previously held by aggrieved members to vacate, the entire process would be adjusted to accommodate them to return to that level where they were before being asked to leave.
“I believe that whenever anyone is punished, after some times, he should be forgiven and ask to return. So that is part of what we are coming to do in the state.
“Truly, the position of those aggrieved members might have been filled, but we will address the issue to ensure that everyone return and can feel they have returned to their brothers’ fold as well as work like a one family.”
Baruwa explained that the moves were basically to ensure that the union speaks with one voice and everyone keys into the development plans of Governor Babajide Sanwo- Olu’s transportation development plan for Lagos State.
